Langley Green station.

[Pedrocut]

“Langley Green station on 2 lune 1982…. a DMO moves towards Birminghan with a train of tanks. On the right the remains of the West
Bromwich branch, leading now to a chemical works only.”

 

[mw0njm.]

“Langley Green station on 2 lune 1982…. a DMO moves towards Birminghan with a train of tanks. On the right the remains of the West
Bromwich branch, leading now to a chemical works only.”


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thanks p

 

[mw0njm.]

excuse my ignorance but what does DMO stand for please?

 

[Pedrocut]

Hope it’s not a cut and paste error from the book, will check again.

 

[mw0njm.]

Hope it’s not a cut and paste error from the book, will check again.

please p i am not nit picking.i honestly dont know what it means.

 

[Pedrocut]

Nor do I. Have been caught out before with copying and not checking !

 

[Pedrocut]

Oops again ! It has changed a U to an O. Should read DMU>

 

[Pedrocut]

Noticed a couple more of Langley Green.

“Southern Region locomotives Nos 33.063 and 33.049 stand at
Langley Green on 13 August 1980 having arrived from Southampton with a cement train, which they will run round before departing for the Handsworth terminal.”

(Geoff Dowling)

West Midlands rails in the 1980s

 

[pjmburns]

Oops again ! It has changed a U to an O. Should read DMU>

Diesel Multiple Unit
(I didn't know so looked it up).
But you rail buffs probably knew that

 

[mw0njm.]

Diesel Multiple Unit
(I didn't know so looked it up).
But you rail buffs probably knew that

sorry Janice we did not mean to talk in code. i apologise

 

[Mark Tooze]

Here are some photos of Langley Green station from the early 1980s - old DMU's, signal box, real signals, vintage platform signs and disused station buildings all in evidence:-

 

[Pedrocut]

Is the final picture one of the Last trains to New Street ?

 

[Mark Tooze]

I do not know - all I had in my negative notes was "Langley Green Station" - no dates etc. But it would be early 1980s so I would guess no as Snow Hill Station was still a pile of rubble at this time.

 

[Heartland]

Whilst the first image shows a train of what may be oil tanks, but could be tanks for the Albright & Wilson factory and a diesel locomotive at the head of the train, not a diesel multiple unit. Also the Oldbury Railway (the branch on the right) was made from Langley Green towards Oldbury and terminated at a canal interchange basin, The line as built did not reach West Bromwich and was built for an independent railway company and began under the title of the Dudley & Oldbury Junction Railway which subsequently worked the railway once it was completed.

 

[Janet Hunt]

Here is another image courtesy of Flikr. Looking towards Station Road from Western Road. I'd say early 60's. Other side of Western Road was Langley maltings, still there, though fire damaged. Think the Maltings are grade II listed.

 

[mikejee]

These definitely look like oil/fuel tankers, judging by the esso lorry , and similar in design to those on the earlier photo. The photos I can access of Albright & Wilson tankers showcthem as either having a upper roof shape v shaped or with a lot of ironwork around the top